The First Lady of Nigeria, Aisha Buhari, has called on the International Federation of Association Football, Confederation of African Football and the Nigeria Football Federation to ‘show more support and encouragement to female players both at local and international levels.
The First Lady also urged Nigerian girls to embrace football as a career path.
She gave this urge while receiving the President of FIFA, Gianni Infantino at the State House, Abuja on Thursday.
The Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the First Lady, Aliyu Abdullahi, disclosed this in a statement titled, ‘Aisha Buhari charges girls to embrace football’.
According to her, the benefits of football spreads across the coaches, officials, and administrators on the one side, and to family members and the society on the other.
She said, “With football, we have an opportunity to influence and increase positive attitude towards gender equality and development. I collaborated with the NFF to promote women football in Nigeria and worldwide through the Aisha Buhari Football Tournament, to build on the gains achieved so far and to create additional opportunities for the girl-child.
“I, therefore, call on FIFA, CAF, and NFF to show more support and encouragement to female players both at local and international levels,” she said.